#### 8.1.4 Understanding subformat name lookups

If DITA2Go fails to find a definition for an assigned subformat name in the current subformat template file, DITA2Go looks for the definition in any configuration files assigned in [Templates] to Formats, Tables, Pages, and Subformats, in that order.

For example, if a border format is based, DITA2Go looks for the base definition using the same process, but starting with the file that contains the sought subformat definition, not the original file. For example:

In formats.ini:

    [MyPara]
    border bottom = MyBorder

    [OtherBorder]
    color = blue

In tables.ini:

    [MyBorder]
    based = OtherBorder

    [OtherBorder]
    color = red

The border under each MyPara paragraph will be red, not blue.

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Parent Topic: 8.1 Managing format components

Sibling Topics:

8.1.1 Understanding where to define subformats

8.1.2 Basing subformat properties on other subformats

8.1.3 Assigning additional names to subformats

8.1.5 Including typographic tags and character formats